EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ECONOMICS JOB MARKET, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

King's College London Strand and Waterloo Campuses

The Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance is delighted to offer a workshop aimed at economics PhD students preparing for “the job market”. The workshop will consist of an afternoon of panel discussions and Q&A sessions. Various myths and misunderstandings surround the job market, making the process more stressful and complicated than it needs to be. We hope to dispel those myths by starting a friendly discussion between (and among) students, academics, and private-sector recruiters.

Captivate Your Audience: Masterclass on Compelling Communication

Strand Campus London, United Kingdom

This event has been organised by Centre for Doctoral Studies. For any enquiries please contact doctoraltraining@kcl.ac.uk. Are you looking to learn how to tell a story through your research? Join the Entrepreneurship Institute for a masterclass in compelling communication. Regardless of discipline, by honing your compelling communication skills, you will be able to convey your […]

MethodsCon: Rethinking the Boundaries of Methods in Health and Social Science Research

11 Portland Street Manchester, United Kingdom

Applications to Attend MethodsCon are Now Open Researchers can now apply to attend MethodsCon – a new in-person event organised by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM). The event is free and will take place on the 13 – 14 September in Manchester, featuring more than 30 sessions on methods in health and social […]

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5th QMUL Economics and Finance Workshop on 25-26 May!

Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London

The School of Economics and Finance of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is hosting the 5th annual workshop for PhD & Postdoctoral students. The workshop is organised by QMUL PhD students and aims to bring together researchers from all areas of Economics and Finance to create a stimulating environment for participants to discuss pressing issues in their fields and receive valuable feedback on their work.

Decolonising concepts through memes

KCL Waterloo Campus

Join us for an interactive workshop on "Decolonizing Concepts through Memes," where participants will take inspiration in the Brazilian sociologist and educator, Paulo Freire, and French Philosopher, Henri Bergson, to critically deconstruct mythologies of AI and creatively reinterpret visual media, and the transformative potential of memes to challenge and disrupt colonial narratives embedded in political, social, and cultural concepts as reinforced by predictive and generative AI.

Global Theory Forum Book Manuscript Workshop with Jonathan Floyd

Please join us for an upcoming book workshop hosted by Global Theory Forum featuring Prof. Jonathan Floyd (University of Bristol) and his upcoming work-in-progress volume: Political Philosophy: Methods and Methodology. This event, which is kindly sponsored by LISS DTP and QMUL’s TheoryLab, is a one-day book workshop intended to be of particular interest for ECRs and will feature a series of sessions (corresponding to the volume’s various chapters) dedicated to breaking down and engaging with Floyd’s work in progress manuscript. The workshop will also feature and finish with a Masterclass session orientated toward ECRs who are concerned with getting their theorising into publishable book form that will be led by Prof. Floyd himself.

Transforming the Professional World through Culturally Competent Research

2.12 Bush House South East Building Bush House South East Wing, White - British, United Kingdom

This conference, which is funded by the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) and organised by PhD students from King's College London (KCL) and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), aims to explore how cultures and languages intersect with professionalism, equity, and social justice in a globalised world.

London Social Ventures: Social ventures as a pathway to research impact

King’s College London, Strand Campus

This one-hour workshop from London Social Ventures (LSV) offers a light-touch introduction to purpose-driven entrepreneurship and how social ventures can be a powerful vehicle for turning research into impact. You’ll explore how social ventures can turn research into real-world impact, gain practical tools to start shaping early ideas, and hear examples from across the sector. […]